Back in the days when Santa dispensed goodies anywhere along the line, hopefuls are waiting in anticipation of some treats. Those guys on the front are strapped down and keeping an eye on the tra... (more)

Destination Canada? Hard to say. This is a unique former Canadian Pacific "horse car" once used by the RCMP to transport horses to their shows across Canada. It is one of three to the be... (more)

WRWK... Warwick Railway, Providence & Worcester, and GATX all have a part in these new autoracks. In the long consist of train M209, 3 brand-new CPKC auto carriers head south under the power of t... (more)

BNSF 9647 the Celebration unit for the BNSF merger leads this XTY Coal train through Trinidad, CO with BN 9690 & BN 9659. This was a Texas Power coal train returning to the Powder River.

The wind and rain today took a pause this evening just in time for Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Train 107’s evening run through St. Augustine. The train is seen curving through the wetlands ... (more)

Two ALCOs getting mechanical attention. Taken with permission of the property owner.

ex PBR slug S2 sits outisde the Tradepoint Rail engine house, awaiting scrapping on site.

Engine CSXT 0001 with Train CSX P001: With no opposing traffic on CSX's Trenton Subdivision, the CSX Office Car Special made great time on the trip north from Philadelphia, PA, en route to ... (more)

The morning mine train nears the USG plant in Plaster City as it brings the day's first load of crushed gypsum from the quarry. The open nose door on the MLW DL535E is common operating practice on... (more)

Wrecked Amtrak P42 28 sits outside the shop at Beech Grove.

Rolling through beautiful Utah red rock country bordering Arches National Park, a 13-car Union Pacific Potash local approaches multiple curves nearing Emkay, Utah, on March 4, 2012. This is a form... (more)

Usually there is no way to beat the USG train from Plaster City to Ocotillo Wells (at least that's my experience). I suppose you might do it with a dune buggy of some sort, running along the ROW t... (more)

Final Curtain

After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, on the 23rd of March 2024. The final r... (more)

After getting a window to cross RF&P Sub, BB Z862 crosses the diamond at the former HN Cabin, still standing on the right. Today, this crossing is controlled by CSX remotely from Jacksonville.

More crushed gypsum heads to Plaster City (where it will be crushed even more). The mine railroad was originally conceived and built by a San Diego pharmacist, Samuel Dunnaway, who had relocated t... (more)